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syria is another matter. katty: how do you counter this with people who are drawn to go to sacrifice their lives? should we be dealing with the clerics and the hierarchy? if you can't make the point about not leaving, you have lost them. >> i don't like the term "countering violent extremism." we should be doing counter-radicalization and preventing people to go down -- from going down the path in the first place. it means countering the ideology and it means, as the u.k. has put forward, not just saying what you are against. what you are for. what western democracies are for. we need to work with all of these different things. we need to work with clerics social media, people in the community, teachers, social workers. we need to do this all at once from the public perspective and the private sector perspective. having attended the counter-terrorism summit, the most exciting part of it was watching the private sector and the public sector. the deliverables that come out of it were judged last week. >katty: i
syria is another matter. katty: how do you counter this with people who are drawn to go to sacrifice their lives? should we be dealing with the clerics and the hierarchy? if you can't make the point about not leaving, you have lost them. >> i don't like the term "countering violent extremism." we should be doing counter-radicalization and preventing people to go down -- from going down the path in the first place. it means countering the ideology and it means, as the u.k. has...
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we talk about syria and other issues. >> in many ways, what will happen here in syria, i think will define america's role in the world. and if we do nothing, if we back away, i think it will weaken the united states, and i think it could change the stature of the united states for the 21st century. >> rose: we continue this evening with the conversation about a new film called "the family," directed by bless, and starring robert de niro and michelle pfeiffer. >> >> when you work with great actors, eats a reminder of how to do it right. >> rose: we conclude with an exhibition at the asia society called "iran modern." >> when i went to iran, i was able to see in fact this period was very different from today. obviously, there are similarities, but it's different its difference is also in terms of the political environment. in that very period the u.s. and iran were not just politically closer but also there were many cultural ties. iran was very cosmopolitan. it was very much part of the international community. it was a period i would describe as a great blossoming of the iranian creative e
we talk about syria and other issues. >> in many ways, what will happen here in syria, i think will define america's role in the world. and if we do nothing, if we back away, i think it will weaken the united states, and i think it could change the stature of the united states for the 21st century. >> rose: we continue this evening with the conversation about a new film called "the family," directed by bless, and starring robert de niro and michelle pfeiffer. >>...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: united nations envoy to syria kofi annan resigned his post today blaming the syrian government, the rebels and the security council for failing to stop the violence. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the syrian conflict and assess what annan's resignation means for future diplomatic efforts. >> brown: then we turn to the presidential campaign-- keying on mitt romney's tax plan and debating what it means for middle class voters. >> woodruff: we get a wrap up of another big day for u.s. athletes at the olympic games from christine brennan in london. >> brown: from california: spencer michels reports on a fierce fight over a proposal to build two tunnels to divert water from the northern part of the state to the south. >> woodruff: and paul solman talks to the former government watchdog for the bank bailouts, who says too much help went to wall street, not enough to main street. >> i didn't take an oath of office in order to cheerlead bad policie
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: united nations envoy to syria kofi annan resigned his post today blaming the syrian government, the rebels and the security council for failing to stop the violence. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the syrian conflict and assess what annan's resignation means for future diplomatic efforts. >> brown: then we turn to the...
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it's a particularly exciting one to win. >> rose: when was you last in syria. >> i was last inside syria when i made that piece, or that series of pieces, undercover in syria. that was last march. i have been trying to go again, especially after the recent strikes, the u.s. strikes and also the chemical attack. but unfortunately now it really has become incredibly difficult to gain access. the guardian was able to get in there briefly. but with the turkish referendum the turk irish thortds were a little reluctant to allow journalsts to go in to visit the scene of the chemical attacks and try to piece together what happened. >> rose: of all the places you've seen, you still say nothing, nothing compares to syria. >> it's true. and i really, i go through in my mind, and it's not to minimize the horrors of any war zone because having spent time in iraq and afghanistan and gazza i, i know and i have seen first hand the horrors of war. and all people from all different countries and all different war zones are, of course, victims and suffering enormously. but there is something unique to the
it's a particularly exciting one to win. >> rose: when was you last in syria. >> i was last inside syria when i made that piece, or that series of pieces, undercover in syria. that was last march. i have been trying to go again, especially after the recent strikes, the u.s. strikes and also the chemical attack. but unfortunately now it really has become incredibly difficult to gain access. the guardian was able to get in there briefly. but with the turkish referendum the turk irish...
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are going to go into syria. i mean, a lot of them came from syria to fight in mosul. so, essentially, that battle going to move into syria. assad actually talked about that. >> rose: what did he say? that's what's going to happen? >> yeah, essentially, again, it was a conspiracy, but he said, look, he said, this whole -- you know, the americans fighting i.s.i.s., that's all theater. he said, what they're really going to do is push i.s.i.s. into syria, so we have to fight him here. >> rose: they've retaken mosul and the iraqis are in that fight, aren't they? >> yeah, they are, but the americans are in the sky dropping bombs. i think what's really problematic about what's happening in mosul is that you have this really large number of shiite militias fighting there on the side of the iraqi government and the united states, supported and trained and directed by the iranians. the republican guard, the i.r.g.c. are on the ground in iraq. >> rose: and in syria. absolutely. so i think what is likely to happen, you know, mosul will probably fall, i.s.i.s. will be pushed out,
are going to go into syria. i mean, a lot of them came from syria to fight in mosul. so, essentially, that battle going to move into syria. assad actually talked about that. >> rose: what did he say? that's what's going to happen? >> yeah, essentially, again, it was a conspiracy, but he said, look, he said, this whole -- you know, the americans fighting i.s.i.s., that's all theater. he said, what they're really going to do is push i.s.i.s. into syria, so we have to fight him here....
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newffortso end the war in syria. in our signature segment, young foreign entrepreneurs leaving the united states behind for a better deal. >> the u.s. government is not issuing visas, why don't you come to chile? you're very welcome. >> and the overtures by pope francis to the jewish community. next on pbs "news hour weekend." next on pbs "news hour weekend." pbs "news hour weekend" is made possible by lewis b. and louise, possible by judy and josh westin, joyce b. hale, the wallace family, in memory of miriam and ira d. wallach. the cheryl and phillip milstein family. bernard and irene schwartz. rosalyn p. walter. pacific islanders and communications, corporate funding provided by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support is provided by -- and the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tish wnet studios in lincoln center, new york. hari
newffortso end the war in syria. in our signature segment, young foreign entrepreneurs leaving the united states behind for a better deal. >> the u.s. government is not issuing visas, why don't you come to chile? you're very welcome. >> and the overtures by pope francis to the jewish community. next on pbs "news hour weekend." next on pbs "news hour weekend." pbs "news hour weekend" is made possible by lewis b. and louise, possible by judy and josh...
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>> i do believe that the right way forward in syria is a political solution syria is a very complex society. >> rose: and different from libya. >> absolutely. further more, when we took responsibility for the operation in libya, we did so on the basis of a clear united nations mandate and with clear and active support from countries in the region. and none of these conditions are fulfilled when it comes to syria. >> rose: so they will be unlikely to be any kind of intervention on the part of nato or nato countries? >> yeah, we have no intention to intervene militarily. of course we stand ready to protect and defend turkey as an ally should it be needed. but i do believe the right way forward in syria is a political solution. in that respect it is strongly regretble that the u.n. security council has failed so far to agree on a legally binding resolution on syria. >> rose: do you have suggestions for them as to how they can get china and russia on board? >> some months ago an international so-called action group had a meeting in geneva. >> rose: right. >> that group also included russia. >>
>> i do believe that the right way forward in syria is a political solution syria is a very complex society. >> rose: and different from libya. >> absolutely. further more, when we took responsibility for the operation in libya, we did so on the basis of a clear united nations mandate and with clear and active support from countries in the region. and none of these conditions are fulfilled when it comes to syria. >> rose: so they will be unlikely to be any kind of...
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it may be hard to believe today, but for several years syria was a refuge from violent. many iraqis escaped across the border and tried to make a life there. but as the war in syria escaladed, tens of thousands of iraqi families had to flee again, coming home to a country that's still not safe. dozens of civilians died from bomb attacks. now on what the refugees are returning to. >> now many families sought sanctuary in syria are back in baghdad after escaping for their lives. they're lining up to help them start again. stress has taken its toll on this person's health. and his children told me they wish iraq was safer. with no home to come back to, the whole family is now staying with relatives. he said he was forced to leave everything he ha in baghdad when his younger brother was ki d >> it was the gun that ruled when i left. the americans were here and it was chaos. now some things are bette some are not. >> the capital of baghdad is a city on constant guard. a city choked by chnts. police and government ficials are being assassinated virtually every day. and offici
it may be hard to believe today, but for several years syria was a refuge from violent. many iraqis escaped across the border and tried to make a life there. but as the war in syria escaladed, tens of thousands of iraqi families had to flee again, coming home to a country that's still not safe. dozens of civilians died from bomb attacks. now on what the refugees are returning to. >> now many families sought sanctuary in syria are back in baghdad after escaping for their lives. they're...
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the united stes tay struck isis targets in iraq and syria. these are some of the locations hit during 13 airstrikes in iraq and three in syria, according to the combined joint task force. pro-western kurdish forces have made gains recently against isis fighters in northern iraq. there has been a fatal taliban attack on police inorthern ghanistan. authoriti say seven policen re killednd five more wounded during the incident late last night. in a separate incident, seven civilians, including a number of children, were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. back in this country, the price of gas continues to plunge. according to triple "a," the average price of a gallon of regular is now just below two dollars and 41 cents a gallon. that more than 40 cents less than it was only a month ago. and more than 80 cents less than it was a year ago. the saudi oil minister said today his country will not cut production, even if other countries do. and in what is being hailed as the first in a new class of drugs, the f.d.a. has a
the united stes tay struck isis targets in iraq and syria. these are some of the locations hit during 13 airstrikes in iraq and three in syria, according to the combined joint task force. pro-western kurdish forces have made gains recently against isis fighters in northern iraq. there has been a fatal taliban attack on police inorthern ghanistan. authoriti say seven policen re killednd five more wounded during the incident late last night. in a separate incident, seven civilians, including a...
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but the third biggest city in central syria continues to take the brunt of the battering. borders have been shelled and rocketed for days as clashes go on. they seem to have dug in in other districts. some of them from the syrian army at the national hospital on tuesday. under kofi annan's peace plan, they are supposed to stop their attack within two days of the violence next tuesday. so everything depends on the government itself complying with that tuesday deadline, kofi annan saying the u.n. is concerned with the continuing bloodshed. >> four points over time are crucial. one is most urgent, the need of the cessation of violence, clearly the violence is still continuing. alarming levels of other abuses continue to be reported daily. the military operations and civilian populations did not start. >> russia played a key role in syrian compliance, strong and critical of the western and arab support for the opposition, especially those calling for it to be armed. >> it is clear as day that even if the opposition is armed to the teeth, it will not defeat the syrian army and
but the third biggest city in central syria continues to take the brunt of the battering. borders have been shelled and rocketed for days as clashes go on. they seem to have dug in in other districts. some of them from the syrian army at the national hospital on tuesday. under kofi annan's peace plan, they are supposed to stop their attack within two days of the violence next tuesday. so everything depends on the government itself complying with that tuesday deadline, kofi annan saying the u.n....
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still to come on the newshour: questions surrounding russia's foray into syria. a bipartisan push in the u.s. to rein in some jail sentences. revisiting a furor from a decade ago, over controversial cartoons. and much more. >> woodruff: russia continued airstrikes throughout western syria today, targeting what it said were islamic state and other terrorist targets. meantime, the united states continued its campaign in syria's skies, and began talks to lessen the chances of further conflict, in what is becoming a crowded airspace. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner begins our coverage. >> warner: this was just east of damascus today, moments after an apparent russian air strike on the village of deir assafir. it was one of the sites across western syria that was hit on day two of the russian bombardment. there were more strikes to the north, near turkey, in idlib province, where al-qaida's syrian branch, the al-nusra front, is dominant. and in homs, a building housing displaced syrians was struck. >> ( translated ): we were sitting here on the ss,
still to come on the newshour: questions surrounding russia's foray into syria. a bipartisan push in the u.s. to rein in some jail sentences. revisiting a furor from a decade ago, over controversial cartoons. and much more. >> woodruff: russia continued airstrikes throughout western syria today, targeting what it said were islamic state and other terrorist targets. meantime, the united states continued its campaign in syria's skies, and began talks to lessen the chances of further...
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now two syria were the number people killed there during in the dutch government protests has risen to more than 3.5 -- 3500. since march, there has been a brutal crackdown from security forces. john simpson reports. >> the shelling is relentless, unceasing. this is homs, which the syrian government promised to withdraw from last week, but the army is still demonstrably their. it takes courage to film such scenes, but for the people added to it, it is part of the resistance effort. tonight, i spoke to a doctor in homs. >> we're hearing reports that soldiers are going into hospitals and arresting injured demonstrators. >> the patient had a gunshot wound in the chest and the head. they took them out. the nurses and i were shouting. we said "they are going to die in a few minutes." the reply -- "that is what we want." >> the casualty figures are disturbing. more than 60 people left died in the six days since the government promised to stop killing civilians. one human-rights groups as 273 children have died so far, most of them under 12. there are plenty of pictures of the children on the
now two syria were the number people killed there during in the dutch government protests has risen to more than 3.5 -- 3500. since march, there has been a brutal crackdown from security forces. john simpson reports. >> the shelling is relentless, unceasing. this is homs, which the syrian government promised to withdraw from last week, but the army is still demonstrably their. it takes courage to film such scenes, but for the people added to it, it is part of the resistance effort....
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. >>> international monitors say that syria will not meet the year-end deadline for removing its most deadly chemical weapons, including substances that create sarin and nerve gas. the monitor blamed the delay on bad weather and difficulty transporting the weapons past rebels battling the assad regime. a human rights group said today that the syrian government bombing campaign against rebels in aleppo has resulted in more than 500 deaths during the last two weeks and said the victims including 151 children. >>> and from england tonight, more than 400-year-old work by anthony van dyke has been discovered. the painting had been purchased at an antique shop by an english priest who paid $660 for it because he liked the frame. it's reportedly worth $660,000. the priest says he will sell the painting and restore the bells of the chapel at a religious retreat. the whole story unfolded on the bbc's version of "antiques roadshow." >> we want to turn to an important story that broke friday. the government's collection of phone records is constitutional, in contrast to another judge's ruling 11
. >>> international monitors say that syria will not meet the year-end deadline for removing its most deadly chemical weapons, including substances that create sarin and nerve gas. the monitor blamed the delay on bad weather and difficulty transporting the weapons past rebels battling the assad regime. a human rights group said today that the syrian government bombing campaign against rebels in aleppo has resulted in more than 500 deaths during the last two weeks and said the victims...
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the third biggest city in central syria continues to take the brunt of the battering. it has been shelled and rocketed four days as clashes go on. rebel fighters are in other districts. they took over a national hospital on tuesday. under kofi annan's peace plan, rebel fighters are supposed to stop their attack within two days of the government seizing all balance next tuesday. everything depends on the government itself complying with that tuesday deadline. kofi annan briefing the un with daily concerns of continuing bloodshed. >> all parts of the plan are crucial, but one is most urgent, the need for cessation of violence. clearly, the violence is still continuing. alarming levels of abuses continue to be reported daily. ministry of rations and -- it has not stopped. >> russia playing a key role in securing a serious compliance, especially for those calling it to be armed. it is clear as day that even if the opposition is armed to the t's, it will not defeat the syrian army, and there will simply be slaughter and mutual destruction for many years. >> despite the supp
the third biggest city in central syria continues to take the brunt of the battering. it has been shelled and rocketed four days as clashes go on. rebel fighters are in other districts. they took over a national hospital on tuesday. under kofi annan's peace plan, rebel fighters are supposed to stop their attack within two days of the government seizing all balance next tuesday. everything depends on the government itself complying with that tuesday deadline. kofi annan briefing the un with...
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troops on the ground in syria. the potential impact of the republican health care plan, and much more. >> woodruff: we return to the controversy created by the chairman of the house intelligence committee's allegations about surveillance of the trump transition. hari sreenivasan has the story. >> sreenivasan: and for more on all of this we turn to matthew rosenberg, who has been following this for the "new york times." matthew, the intelligence committees both on the house and the senate side have been one of these last bastions of bipartisanship and cooperation. what has been happening in the last 24 hours? >> well, first we had devin nu nez going public with conversation that people close to trump, he had gleened their names from intercepts passed from the previous administration tks was unclear what exactly he was saying. then he went to the public and ran to the white house to brief the president before he even told his own committee members. basically for all the democrats on the committee in the house prompte
troops on the ground in syria. the potential impact of the republican health care plan, and much more. >> woodruff: we return to the controversy created by the chairman of the house intelligence committee's allegations about surveillance of the trump transition. hari sreenivasan has the story. >> sreenivasan: and for more on all of this we turn to matthew rosenberg, who has been following this for the "new york times." matthew, the intelligence committees both on the house...
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that he recognized our sovereignty in golan heights from which we were attacked repeatedly by syria. and you pulled out of the iran deal. i am appreciative of that. it does not get me into the thick of american politics which is thick and deep. i have enough of my own politics here. i'm thick and it right now, as you can imagine, because i have taken a break to have this conversation in the midst of campaigning. judy: and we appreciate it. speaking of politics i want to ask you quickly about something big. not only where do the palestinians go from here, what sort of life do you foresee for them in the years, generations to come, but in the selection at a time when your country is so divided, and you are seeing as a divisive figure, how do you bring your country together? pm netanyahu: first of all, and a lot of israelis prefer me to be prime minister. my party is well ahead in the polls at any other party. and they recognize too that if we let the palestinians, whose leads still cling to the fantasy of destroying israel, if we let them veto the peace agreements that we would have wi
that he recognized our sovereignty in golan heights from which we were attacked repeatedly by syria. and you pulled out of the iran deal. i am appreciative of that. it does not get me into the thick of american politics which is thick and deep. i have enough of my own politics here. i'm thick and it right now, as you can imagine, because i have taken a break to have this conversation in the midst of campaigning. judy: and we appreciate it. speaking of politics i want to ask you quickly about...
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from syria in 1978 as a refugee, fleeing violence and persecution. his two daughters remained behind, raised by their mother. when the syrian civil war began six years ago, he says he knew what he had to do. >> i says, we have to bring him here. we have to. we have to save my grandchildren. >> reporter: rania, now 37, says the hardest part of living in syria was the constant shelling and not knowing if her kids would make it home from school. one day a suicide bomber blew himself up right outside their apartment in damascus. after years of applications, she finally got a visa with the help of the nonprofit catholic charities. she and her husband and their four kids arrived in new york just last month. what does it feel like to be in rania tell me-- she doesn't have to worry anymore that somebody is going to hurt her kids, and she finally feels at peace. but rania's sister, azzam's other daughter, remains a refugee in lebanon, next door to syria. the fate of her application for a u.s. visa more uncertain than before. >> it's so terrible. these kids ar
from syria in 1978 as a refugee, fleeing violence and persecution. his two daughters remained behind, raised by their mother. when the syrian civil war began six years ago, he says he knew what he had to do. >> i says, we have to bring him here. we have to. we have to save my grandchildren. >> reporter: rania, now 37, says the hardest part of living in syria was the constant shelling and not knowing if her kids would make it home from school. one day a suicide bomber blew himself up...
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there is no, i think, easy answer in syria and i think americans are deeply aware of getting involved in a place like that. in crimea, you have a peninsula, basically, that was part of the soviet union, given away in essentially '54 to ukraine, where the people there are russian speakers and want to be part of russia and the question is really, you know, how deeply are you going to get involved in trying to reverse that? i mean, what are our interests there? and i think our interests there are rather limited and i think obama's response is measured to our interest there. in a since, it' kissingerian, is quite realest. i don't buy it that it's manifest weakness. ronald reaken at his angriest would not be going to war to reveers putin's intervention in ukraine, let's be honest about that, and george w. bush didn't go to war to reverse putin's intervention in georgia. a lot of this is bhait called drive-by criticism. everybody laughs, but it's drive-by criticism. it has no connection to the real options at hand, but it doesn't reflect anything that the american people really want now. >>
there is no, i think, easy answer in syria and i think americans are deeply aware of getting involved in a place like that. in crimea, you have a peninsula, basically, that was part of the soviet union, given away in essentially '54 to ukraine, where the people there are russian speakers and want to be part of russia and the question is really, you know, how deeply are you going to get involved in trying to reverse that? i mean, what are our interests there? and i think our interests there are...
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benjamin netanyahu: i don't know if he was my ally, but we had a common interest in syria and avoiding an israeli war. and, yes, i worked that corridor because i thought it was in the interest of my country. it wasn't -- it wasn't a love affair, as people describe it. i also disagree with the president obama, not for the first time. although i respect him, i disagree with him. he was friends with erdogan. erdon was perhaps one of his closest friends. and i have had a running feud with erdogan. i mean, i suppose our relations with turkey have improved because he's calling me -he called me hitler not every six hours, but every 12 hours. but erdogan is a classic authoritarian leader, if you will, falling into the category that president obama described. and he was supporting him. he was also very friendly to the regime in tehran. and you can see today what that regime amounts to. i mean, it is murdering its citizens. its brave women are coming out and fighting for their freedom. i'm sorry. no, i'm not -- i'm not an authoritarian. judy: and when it comes to iran, you have argued all along
benjamin netanyahu: i don't know if he was my ally, but we had a common interest in syria and avoiding an israeli war. and, yes, i worked that corridor because i thought it was in the interest of my country. it wasn't -- it wasn't a love affair, as people describe it. i also disagree with the president obama, not for the first time. although i respect him, i disagree with him. he was friends with erdogan. erdon was perhaps one of his closest friends. and i have had a running feud with erdogan....
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germany will join the international coalition fighting islamic state forces in syria. the german parliament overwhelmingly approved a plan today to provide reconnaissance planes, a naval frigate and up to 1,200 troops. they'll support air strikes, but will not take part in actual combat. and in southern afghanistan, government troops freed 60 prisoners from the taliban overnight, supported by u.s. intelligence and surveillance. the operation took place in helmand province. most of those freed were afghan police and army officers. and, back in this country, president obama is now poised to sign a five-year transportation bill worth $305 billion. it won final approval last night in the senate. the first in six years. the bulk of the money-- more than $200 million-- goes toward maintaining aging roads and building new ones, especially in major freight corridors. the bill also funds mass transit systems, plus amtrak and other rail programs. lawmakers opted not to raise the federal gas tax. still to come on the newshour: my conversation with the u.s. ambassador to the unite
germany will join the international coalition fighting islamic state forces in syria. the german parliament overwhelmingly approved a plan today to provide reconnaissance planes, a naval frigate and up to 1,200 troops. they'll support air strikes, but will not take part in actual combat. and in southern afghanistan, government troops freed 60 prisoners from the taliban overnight, supported by u.s. intelligence and surveillance. the operation took place in helmand province. most of those freed...
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quickly to syria. the syrian rebellion is your book. so where are we in syria? >> i think we're in the middle of a sectarian civil war. i think because the world didn't come to the rescue because the cavalry didn't ride to the rescue we have the point that bashar al-assad yearned for. he wants to a sectarian sectarian war and this is the bet he's made. unless the powers... >> rose: all the sectarians will support me against the... >> yes. he's begun to do something very interesting now, bashar al-assad. instead of being t killing being done by the special forces, they're sending neighboral white villages to do the killing. alawite. the future of syria looks bleak. by the time the special regime will fall-- and it will fall for sure-- by the time it will fall all the institutions of the syrian states will have been degraded and the country will have been radicalized and the bonds between the alawites and the sunnis will be completely severed. >> rose: david, syria? >> i think fouad's grim prognosis, unfortunately, sounds about right. it is such a horrific prospec
quickly to syria. the syrian rebellion is your book. so where are we in syria? >> i think we're in the middle of a sectarian civil war. i think because the world didn't come to the rescue because the cavalry didn't ride to the rescue we have the point that bashar al-assad yearned for. he wants to a sectarian sectarian war and this is the bet he's made. unless the powers... >> rose: all the sectarians will support me against the... >> yes. he's begun to do something very...
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more flows of migrants and people trying to flee societies like syria and iraq? >> the more i work on these issues, it is like walking on a minefield, the more i realize we have to go to the root causes. nd this horrible war in syria and we also have to make sure we can help the countries in their neighborhood -- jordan, lebanon, turkey. why should they not be dealt a decent life when they are there? they go off on the road because josh on their own because we cannot give them the life a desert -- they go off on their own because we cannot give them the life they deserve at that time. we have to go at the root sources and we have to mobilize the good forces. laura: thank you for joining us. >> thank you. laura: new york city is known for its tough talking residents, and the presidential candidates are certainly taking that to heart could ahead of next tuesday's primary, democratic contenders hillary clinton and bernie sanders debated head-to-head in prime time. but today it was senator sanders' trip to the vatican which grabbed headlines, as he attended a confere
more flows of migrants and people trying to flee societies like syria and iraq? >> the more i work on these issues, it is like walking on a minefield, the more i realize we have to go to the root causes. nd this horrible war in syria and we also have to make sure we can help the countries in their neighborhood -- jordan, lebanon, turkey. why should they not be dealt a decent life when they are there? they go off on the road because josh on their own because we cannot give them the life a...
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the kurds are an ethnic group spread across five countries-- iraq, iran, turkey, syria and armenia-- a wide area they consider to be their ancestral homeland. in tonight's signature segment, in the first of two reports from inside iraq, newshour weekend special correspondent christopher livesay has more on the aspirations of the iraqi kurds. >> reporter: this is erbil, the capital of iraqi kurdistan, an oasis of stability in the middle east. it's a semi-autonomous region in the northern part of iraq ruled by an ethnic group known as the kurds. even after the 2003 u.s. invasion to overthrow saddam hussein, when the rest of iraq was in turmoil for years, iraqi kurdistan remained safe and prosperous. today, life here seems peaceful. but war is less than 50 miles away on the road to mosul, iraq's second largest city, which isis took over more than two years ago. just inside mosul's city limits, in a neighborhood called gogali, iraqi forces are leading the fight to take the city back, and kurdish military units known as the peshmerga are backing them up. the iraqis acknowledge they could
the kurds are an ethnic group spread across five countries-- iraq, iran, turkey, syria and armenia-- a wide area they consider to be their ancestral homeland. in tonight's signature segment, in the first of two reports from inside iraq, newshour weekend special correspondent christopher livesay has more on the aspirations of the iraqi kurds. >> reporter: this is erbil, the capital of iraqi kurdistan, an oasis of stability in the middle east. it's a semi-autonomous region in the northern...
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. >>> from syria tonight where gunmen have abducted six red cross workers. the group was traveling in a convoy when the gunmen blocked their path, opened fire, and seized them. the aid workers were returning from damascus. the government says rebels are responsible for the abductions. >>> and still more violence in iraq today. a series of car bombings at bus stations and in shopping centers in xi yiet areas of the country left at least 31 people dead and dozens more wounded. there were bombings in at least eight cities. more than 5,000 iraqis have been killed in sectarian violence between sunni and shiite muslims in the past six months. >>> india has been spared from a powerful cyclone today. cleanup efforts are underway after flooding and other damage in coastal regions. crop damages are estimated at $300 million. only 14 people were killed in yesterday's storm because of its decision to evacuate approximately three-quarters of a million people. >>> another powerful storm in the same vicinity in 1999 killed an estimated 10,000 people. there was a tragedy in
. >>> from syria tonight where gunmen have abducted six red cross workers. the group was traveling in a convoy when the gunmen blocked their path, opened fire, and seized them. the aid workers were returning from damascus. the government says rebels are responsible for the abductions. >>> and still more violence in iraq today. a series of car bombings at bus stations and in shopping centers in xi yiet areas of the country left at least 31 people dead and dozens more wounded....
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in syria, there's new word of government air strikes that killed more than 50 people in the last two days. activists and witnesses report war planes and helicopters dropped barrel bombs on two towns near the key city of aleppo. the aerial assault hit residential and industrial targets in both towns, now held by islamic state fighters. in addition to the dead, at least 175 people were wounded. nations all around the rim of the indian ocean marked 10 years today since the tsunami that left almost 230,000 people dead. survivors and relatives of the victims gathered at services from indonesia to india. jackie long of independent television news reports. >> reporter: a gentle smattering of flowers, quiet remembrance in indonesia for the day the tsunami struck. the devastating effects of the wave that day touched countries across the indian ocean and beyond. indonesia suffered the highest number of causalities. this is aceh province, one of the worst-hit areas of the country. today in banda aceh in indonesia, the message is a simple one. "thanks to the world", they say. 35 countries helped
in syria, there's new word of government air strikes that killed more than 50 people in the last two days. activists and witnesses report war planes and helicopters dropped barrel bombs on two towns near the key city of aleppo. the aerial assault hit residential and industrial targets in both towns, now held by islamic state fighters. in addition to the dead, at least 175 people were wounded. nations all around the rim of the indian ocean marked 10 years today since the tsunami that left almost...
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billions of dollars pledged to syria as its peace talks break down. the economic booms and busts of fantasy sports. and much more. > woodruff: this afternoon the white house announced a proposed $450 million aid package for the south american nation of colombia. this comes as its president is in washington to meet with it will go to reinforce an aid public called plan colombia, what president obama dubbed "peace colombia "to cement a peace deal spearheaded by the colombian president. juan manuel santos came to the white house this afternoon at a critical moment in his nation's history: the potential end to latin america's longest-running war. the fight between the colombian government and the leftist farc- - the "revolutionary armed forces of colombia"-- has lasted more than 50 years, killed more than 220,000 people, and displaced millions. but after three failed attempts at peace accords, and four years of talks, a deal may be within sight. so far, negotiations hosted in cuba have yielded agreements on land reform, prisoner releases, and efforts to f
billions of dollars pledged to syria as its peace talks break down. the economic booms and busts of fantasy sports. and much more. > woodruff: this afternoon the white house announced a proposed $450 million aid package for the south american nation of colombia. this comes as its president is in washington to meet with it will go to reinforce an aid public called plan colombia, what president obama dubbed "peace colombia "to cement a peace deal spearheaded by the colombian...
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. >> woodruff: the violence in syria swept up a new group today. fighting raged near a palestinian refugee camp in southern damascus. activists said palestinian radicals supporting the syrian government were battling other palestinians. elsewhere in the capital, a car packed with explosives detonated in a main square, killing at least 11 people. the blast heavily damaged nearby buildings, and littered the streets with charred debris. and in the central province of hama, a suicide car bomb killed at least 50 syrian soldiers and gunmen. across greece today, services ground to a halt in the face of a new protest against austerity measures. the governing coalition presented its latest package to parliament, $17 billion in spending cuts and tax hikes. in response, transport workers, journalists, doctors, and many shopkeepers stopped work for 48 hours. many showed up for marches in athens to show their opposition. trading was light on wall street today ahead of the presidential election. the dow jones industrial average gained 19 points to close at 13,11
. >> woodruff: the violence in syria swept up a new group today. fighting raged near a palestinian refugee camp in southern damascus. activists said palestinian radicals supporting the syrian government were battling other palestinians. elsewhere in the capital, a car packed with explosives detonated in a main square, killing at least 11 people. the blast heavily damaged nearby buildings, and littered the streets with charred debris. and in the central province of hama, a suicide car bomb...
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about syria and iran. but i'm reliably told that the sawed saudies despite the threats in the earlier stories, they don't plan to try to totally go-it-alone in funding and giving arms to rebels in syriament because they think only the u.s. actually has both the intelligence capability to vet, they don't want jihadis getting ahold of the weapons any more than washington is. >> ifill: and iran is the backdrop of this. >> and iran siding with assad is the backdrop to this siding on every other issue in which the saudis are currently disappointed with the united states. so i think we expect the saudies to press the u.s., not to give away the store to iran, not to lift sanctions too soon, and to do more to help the moderate rebels in syria. >> ifill: margaret warner, thanks so much. >> ifill: high unemployment has been one of the nation's most vexing problems since the recession. but increasingly, there are also mounting concerns about what constitutes a good job and a fair wage in an era of rising inequality.
about syria and iran. but i'm reliably told that the sawed saudies despite the threats in the earlier stories, they don't plan to try to totally go-it-alone in funding and giving arms to rebels in syriament because they think only the u.s. actually has both the intelligence capability to vet, they don't want jihadis getting ahold of the weapons any more than washington is. >> ifill: and iran is the backdrop of this. >> and iran siding with assad is the backdrop to this siding on...
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let's say you're an army defector inside syria, where do you go? that has been the problem for defectors. many of them sneak across the borders. there are 300 of them in turkey. there are more than 60 of them in jordan. there are some dozens here in lebanon. it is very hard for the opposition to say here's where you go. this is the address. especially as things are getting more violent and more of the protestors are being hunted and being arrested and are being taken to jail, i think that this meeting does help. it does give a face to the opposition. the very fact that you have secularist leftist communists and the muslim brotherhood altogether under one umbrella and the tribes and the kurds, all these disparate groups who have been opponents of the assad regime for a long time but never really came together, never gelled together in any kind of group, the other side of that is you have an uprising which is a grass roots organization. so if you can bring these two sides together, then you have something. but this is very different than libya. libya
let's say you're an army defector inside syria, where do you go? that has been the problem for defectors. many of them sneak across the borders. there are 300 of them in turkey. there are more than 60 of them in jordan. there are some dozens here in lebanon. it is very hard for the opposition to say here's where you go. this is the address. especially as things are getting more violent and more of the protestors are being hunted and being arrested and are being taken to jail, i think that this...
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. >> sreenivasan: the years-long battle for control of syria's largest city, aleppo, is over. a punishing bombardment by syrian and russian jets, and deadly ground operations from assad regime forces and its allies, resulted in the end of the months-long siege of the last rebel areas of the city and a major turning point in the brutal half-decade war. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner begins our coverage. >> reporter: after four years of fighting, the end is at hand in eastern aleppo. word came late today of agreement on a cease-fire and evacuation from the shattered city. >> ( translated ): the agreement includes the groups of fighters and the civilians, but my heart is full of pain, full of emotion for having to ask for a complete evacuation of all civilians. >> reporter: in addition, russian officials announced joint military operations with the syrians, in eastern aleppo, have also ended. anne barnard has been covering the syrian conflict for "the new york times" and is watching the situation from beirut. >> so the plan is for them to go to other rebel-he
. >> sreenivasan: the years-long battle for control of syria's largest city, aleppo, is over. a punishing bombardment by syrian and russian jets, and deadly ground operations from assad regime forces and its allies, resulted in the end of the months-long siege of the last rebel areas of the city and a major turning point in the brutal half-decade war. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner begins our coverage. >> reporter: after four years of fighting, the end is at...
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new data on those heading to iraq and syria to join the jihadists. >> woodruff: and, making sense of how real estate developers are cashing in on a little known immigration program. >> investments are supposed to be a million dollars unless it's in a rural area or in an area of high unemployment. guess what? every project is finagled into a "high unemployment area." >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: how to respond to the threat of terror? that question dominated action in congress and the presidential race today. one response came in the house of representatives, late this afternoon, as lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for new curbs on who is admitted to enter the united states. >> woodruff: the push in the house was to end the practice of not requiring entrance visas for anyone who has bee
new data on those heading to iraq and syria to join the jihadists. >> woodruff: and, making sense of how real estate developers are cashing in on a little known immigration program. >> investments are supposed to be a million dollars unless it's in a rural area or in an area of high unemployment. guess what? every project is finagled into a "high unemployment area." >> ifill: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has...
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for instance, we had statements on syria from the president about a quick withdrawal. then we had consultations with the national sanurity advisor secretary of state and that has been slowed down. i urge everybody not only at , home, but around the wor not just examine the tweets -- can't ignore them -- but examine the actions. jane: ok, let's talk about thect tweets and thens. we have just come out of the longest shutdown in u.s. history. negotiations are now underway that will hopefully avoid another one, but just th morning donald trump has been tweeting that the wall is getting done one way or another. is that any way to negotiate? does that worry you? mr. chriie: it doesn't worr me. i think the president has something thate wants, and i think the key to these negotiations are to find out what is that the democrats want. listen, i worked 8 years as a governor, republican, with the democratic legislature all eigye s. never had a majority of my own party.to i haearn how to negotiate where i wasn't giving away the store but everybody was getting an opportunity to save
for instance, we had statements on syria from the president about a quick withdrawal. then we had consultations with the national sanurity advisor secretary of state and that has been slowed down. i urge everybody not only at , home, but around the wor not just examine the tweets -- can't ignore them -- but examine the actions. jane: ok, let's talk about thect tweets and thens. we have just come out of the longest shutdown in u.s. history. negotiations are now underway that will hopefully avoid...
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itthe state department say redirecting $230 million meant for stabilization efforts in syria. the money had been frozen and under review since last march. a state departmentpokeswoman said the cut was offset by increased contribuons from coalition partners in the fight against the islamic state and she insisted the u.s. was not "lessening" its commitments in itria. iraq's my says it killed 28 islamic state militants in a pair of airstrikes inside syria yesterday. the targets were near the iraqi border. security officials say one of the strikes targeted a gathering of would-be suicide bombers who planned to attack iraq next week. in genoa, italy, officials now safive people are still missing after a deadly bridge collapse. 38 people died in tuesday's disaster. funerals began today at the town's convention center. noa's roman catholic bishop said the city is struggling. >> ( translated ): this bridge belonged to our everyday life for us genoese. we would cross it every day as it used to link the two parts of the city. today, for example, i went to buy the newspaper, went to chur
itthe state department say redirecting $230 million meant for stabilization efforts in syria. the money had been frozen and under review since last march. a state departmentpokeswoman said the cut was offset by increased contribuons from coalition partners in the fight against the islamic state and she insisted the u.s. was not "lessening" its commitments in itria. iraq's my says it killed 28 islamic state militants in a pair of airstrikes inside syria yesterday. the targets were near...
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turkey today, clashes erupted between turkish security forces and turkish kurds trying to head into syria to confront the isis extremists. the pope traveled today to albania, a predominantly muslim nation, where he accused extremists of perverting religion to justify violence. in an apparent reference to isis, he said: >> ( translated ): let no one think you can use the shield or god while planning and committing acts of violence and oppression. let no one use religion as a pretext for actions that contradict human dignity and fundamental human rights. >> sreenivasan: in afghanistan today, a political breakthrough, nearly six months after the presidential election, the top vote-getter, ashraf ghani, on the left, agreed to share power with the runner up, abdullah abdullah. the deal was struck only after afghan officials agreed not to release the final election tally, which abdullah said was so tainted that it should never be made public. and zoo officials in the czech republic marked world rhino day. by setting fire to more than 100 pounds of rhino horns in an effort to highlight the endan
turkey today, clashes erupted between turkish security forces and turkish kurds trying to head into syria to confront the isis extremists. the pope traveled today to albania, a predominantly muslim nation, where he accused extremists of perverting religion to justify violence. in an apparent reference to isis, he said: >> ( translated ): let no one think you can use the shield or god while planning and committing acts of violence and oppression. let no one use religion as a pretext for...